Superpower: I'm radiation-resistant
Lives in: Extreme environments
Fun Fact: I can survive in places with lots of radiation, I even lived at the International Space Station! Scientists are teaching me to help clean up radioactive waste.
Superpower: I can eat plastic
Lives in: Moist soil with plastic
Fun Fact: I love eating plastic, so scientists are using me to help clean up plastic waste.
Superpower: I make a tough shell when I sleep
Lives in: Soil and tummies
Fun Fact: I can turn into a strong seed to survive in harsh places. I also
make things to help remove stains from clothes and vitamins that you
eat.
Superpower: I love super salty places
Lives in: Salty lakes and fish
Fun Fact: I can make salty lakes – and flamingoes – bright pink. Scientists are learning how I use sunlight to make energy.
Superpower: I help make bread, pizza, and more!
Lives in: Plants and animals
Fun Fact: I’m a biomanufacturing superstar. I can turn sugar into lots of important things, such as food, perfumes and medicine.
Superpower: I love super hot water
Lives in: In underwater volcanos
Fun fact: I make special tools (known as enzymes) that help scientists in their lab. These tools require a lot of heat, just like me!
Superpower: I make my own sunscreen
Lives in: Snowy mountains
Fun Fact: I turn snow pink and red by producing my own pigments. I’m using
sunlight to produce things like biofuels and natural food colouring.
Superpower: I am a tiny factory that can make lots and lots of things
Lives in: Tummies of people and animals
Fun Fact: I’m a famous tiny factory! Sometimes I can make you sick, but scientists can also give me new instructions in the form of DNA to make things we need, such as insulin.
